Summary of a project comparing student performance forms

This paper is a summary of a pilot project designed to provide data which would lead to more effective methods of evaluating field work performance of occupational therapy students in Canada. Three evaluation forms were selected for comparison. A quantitative-descriptive type of research was utilized and a questionnaire to occupational therapy clinicians and students was the method used for data collection. The three major findings were: i) that the American Occupational Therapy Association Field Work Performance Report Form was the most complete form in evaluating student performance in specific skill areas; ii) the Queen's University Occupational Therapy Clinical Training Report Form contained essential components concerning interaction skills; and iii) the Canadian Association of Occupational Therapy Report of Clinical Training was in need of major revisions if its use was to be continued. This paper includes an outline of the results and the major limitations of the pilot project; however, the conclusions and recommendations arising from the project are the main focus of discussion.